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Credit Suisse CEO Gottstein earns less than predecessor Thiam
ZURICH (Reuters) - Credit Suisse Chief Executive Thomas Gottstein earned less than predecessor Tidjane Thiam in his first year in the role, the bank's annual report showed on Thursday, as the bank was...
Mar 18, 2021
U.N. body raises global economic growth forecast for 2021 to 4.7%
GENEVA (Reuters) - The global economy is set to grow by 4.7% this year thanks to a stronger-than-expected recovery in the United States, a report by the U.N. Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTA...
Mar 18, 2021
‘Home nesting’ and telehealth spending to keep rising post-pandemic, McKinsey survey finds
By Gayle Issa and Victoria Waldersee (Reuters) - With many high-earning employees not expected back in the office full-time, the 'home nesting' that became a feature of the pandemic is set to continue...
Mar 18, 2021
Nikola strategic partner Hanwha to cut its bet on electric-truck maker by half
(Reuters) - Nikola Corp said on Wednesday that South Korea's Hanwha Corp has decided to sell up to half of its stake this year, setting out to reduce its bets on the prospects of the electric-truck ma...
Mar 18, 2021
Steeper and higher: U.S. bond tantrum averted, but worries remain
By Saqib Iqbal Ahmed NEW YORK (Reuters) - Markets may be less fearful of a "taper tantrum" after the Federal Reserve's latest meeting, but the prospect of higher yields and a steeper yield curve is li...
Mar 18, 2021
Analysis: Fed patience calms yields for now, but market feels like ‘coiled spring’
By Karen Brettell and Kate Duguid NEW YORK (Reuters) - The Federal Reserve may have avoided inflaming the bond market with its latest policy decision and outlook, but as economic growth rebounds and i...
Mar 18, 2021
BOJ seen phasing out guidelines on ETF buying, focus on band on yield moves
By Kaori Kaneko TOKYO (Reuters) - The Bank of Japan will scrap either or both of the numerical guidelines set for its purchases of exchange-traded funds (ETF) this week to make its stimulus programme ...
Mar 18, 2021
BlackRock ups focus on ‘natural capital’ ahead of AGM season
By Simon Jessop and Ross Kerber LONDON/BOSTON (Reuters) - BlackRock on Thursday warned companies that rely on nature or have an impact on natural habitats to publish a "no deforestation" policy and th...
Mar 18, 2021
BOJ to widen band around long-term rate target on Friday: Nikkei
TOKYO (Reuters) - The Bank of Japan is expected to slightly widen an implicit band at which it allows long-term interest rates to move around its 0% target, the Nikkei newspaper reported on Thursday. ...
Mar 17, 2021
China regulators held talks with Alibaba, Tencent, ByteDance on ‘deepfake’ technologies
BEIJING (Reuters) - China's cyberspace regulator said on Thursday it and the public security ministry had held talks with Alibaba, Tencent, ByteDance and Kuaishou on potential problems with 'deepfake'...
Mar 17, 2021
